"Any time you can spread the ball around, it's a good thing," Auburn coach Gus Malzahn said. "Our running backs did a good job."

Auburn's trio of backs combined for 228 yards on 30 carries, led by Cameron Artis-Payne, who has taken a secondary role behind Tre Mason in recent weeks but picked up 93 yards on 13 carries and scored a touchdown.

The fourth member of Auburn's rushing combo, quarterback Nick Marshall piled up 73 yards on six carries and scored a touchdown of his own.

"It was nice to get the ball a little more tonight," Artis-Payne said. "I'm fully in with Coach Malzahn. If it's a night like this where I get the ball a lot, if it's a night where I don't get the ball, it's just part of the game plan."

Grant picked up 75 yards on seven carries, and Mason added 60 yards on 10 carries with a mix of runs that left Florida Atlantic frustrated.

"They're strong, very good up front. They beat you with their speed, you have to spread it out," Florida Atlantic coach Carl Pelini said. "They beat you inside.